pros (and cons!) of being in a skinnier body

I (20F) have been losing weight for a year and a half and went from (5'8) 242lbs-165lbs. I am insanely proud of myself and all of you guys too. I have gone from Obese Class II to a healthy weight. Wow.

I have been discovering more about my body and my lifestyle. Things I'm now seeing for the first time in my life ever. I also want to hear your guys personal pros and cons. Mine are as follows:

Pros: - Can walk literally all day and no tiredness. I walk for fun because I just enjoy it now. Moving my body has been wonderful and I can do it in ways I never could before. - Since I hit BMI 26, I haven't gotten a single blister on my feet from walking. It makes sense because less strain on my feet and shoes, but I never expected it. - In that same vein, my shoes last longer without being worn down. - No more thigh chafing!!!!!! Even when I wear just a dress with nothing else. - My life is full of joy. It happened at the same time as the weight loss and I think partially because of it. - I crave going out more and I do so much more with my life. I also get drunk on less. - I crave fresh veggies more than I crave any other food. They make me feel great! - I see food as energy, and try to go on a walk shortly after I eat a big meal to explore how it feels to be properly energized by nutrition.

Cons: - My thigh gap is awesome. But, I try to lay stuff down on my lap as a force of habit and it falls through. I chipped my phone this way. - Sitting down HURTS. The floor, the seats at school, the bus, anything hard hurts me so badly. - My knees are bony and they now touch when I sleep on my side and that hurts. - I get cold easier, I get sick easier. I blame the calorie deficit for the latter. Does anyone else find they get sick more often in a calorie deficit? - I am finding my bones weird. Especially in my feet. Ew. - My shoe size and ring size have both shrunk. It is inconvenient lol. - My belly hurts for a day or two when I eat a big fast food meal now.

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Trip to Italy in 4 months… don’t want to self-sabotage out of frustration

I’m trying to convince myself that yes, I can absolutely make a dent in my weight loss journey over the next 4 months if I consistently try. I’m 5’6” (44F) sitting at around 215 at the moment. Goal weight is 150 but obviously that will not happen by then. I really want to look and feel better for my trip. This is maddening and I have gone through this before, to the point of self-sabotage because I gave up when the date started getting closer and I hadn’t made the progress I’d wanted. I don’t want that to happen again.

Can anyone here relate? And….. if I’m being honest, I could use some words of encouragement (if that wasn’t already obvious).

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Seriously, Has No One Noticed?

I (18f) reached my highest weight around last year on my 17th birthday, where I was over 190 pounds (exact number not known because I was too scared to weigh myself after reaching the 190s), now I'm around 147-148 pounds and I'm less than 10 pounds away from my goal. I remember when I started losing weight, I would hear the sentiment "After 4 weeks, you'll notice, after 8 weeks, your friends, after 12, the world!" and I was really looking forward to that sacred 12 week mark where people around me would start noticing that I was finally getting healthy and putting effort into myself.

To my shock, nobody said anything. I figured it was just because of the "paper towel effect" and that as I came closer to my goal weight, surely someone would notice and say something about my efforts? Well, no. Even after losing over 40 POUNDS, not one comment! I'm not trying to toot my own horn and saying I expect nothing but praise and compliments, but I feel like at this point it would be nice if just one close friend said "Hey, Difficult-Ad, you look healthy lately. Good on you!". I feel like my weight loss has reached a point of being noticeable, and yet it seems like every one is tiptoeing around the words "you've lost weight!".

It's either people trying to be polite or people have literally not noticed. The scale would say "Yeah, you've lost quite a bit of weight", but when I actually interact with friends and classmates, it's like it didn't even happen. It's kind of a bummer, honestly. Yes, I'm losing weight for my own sake, not for others. Would it be nice if someone said something and validated that my scale isn't just lying to me? Also Yes.

Anyone else experience this?

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Did anyone get treated WORSE after weight loss?

We all see the stories on here of people losing weight and getting more attention and/or having people be nicer to them in general. But has anyone found the opposite to be true?

So I’m F28 and back in 2017 I weighed 280lbs, people treated me nicely and nobody ever bullied me about my weight. Then I dropped down to 220 and things got weird. People at work (some who knew me before I lost weight, some after) started calling me fat, whale, etc. I was really surprised because people didn’t do it before? I unfortunately gained the weight back and got up to 370 and once I was passed like 280 the bullying stopped. I’m down to 339 now and I’m just curious if this is something to expect again? I work at a different job now, so I don’t have any of those people in my life anymore. But I’m just curious why this could be. For whatever it’s worth, they were all men bullying me, never women, in case that makes a difference. Thoughts? Experiences?

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Saw a fat acceptance tik tok and it made me feel sad :(

It basically said most people who lose weight (almost everyone statistically) will regain all of it a few years later. It implied there’s no point trying because you won’t succeed and it’s basically more trouble than it’s worth.

Of course I don’t agree at all even if it’s a life long struggle I want to be healthy and it’s worth trying to be one of the 10% of people who succeed.

But now I’m just sad and worried I won’t be one of those people. Statistically it’s likely I won’t. And I’m a super weak person with severe mental health problems prone to addiction to absolutely everything. I’m scared I will regain the weight, and I’m just kidding myself and I will die from cardio disease no matter how hard I try because I’ll never stay healthy.

Is maintenance really that hard? I took a 7 month break from weight loss, gained and lost 4kg in that time without trying, so basically maintained 20kg of weight loss and it wasn’t hard at all I even had loads of junk food, just less than I used to. But how do you deal with the statistics about how most people fail to sustain weight loss? It’s just scary and not nice to hear about.

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Lost the first 10 lbs and I'm proud!

I still have a long way to go, of course. I started at 5'2" and 141 lbs. I hit 131 this morning though, and I'm super proud of myself for sticking with my diet because in the past I have always given up within a few days/weeks. My next goal is to hit 120 lbs, and then to get down to 105-110 lbs. My lowest I've ever been is 108 lbs, and I was pretty comfortable there so that's my ideal for now.

I try to eat around 1200 calories a day. I'm kind of short and my TDEE isn't the biggest, unfortunately. I also don't personally get much exercise (I have agoraphobia and share a small apartment with two other people) but I'm working on incorporating some at-home exercises into my routine. The weight loss is slow but steady.

I also have to give credit to my Vyvanse prescription for giving me a head start - I take it for ADHD and binge eating. It's also an appetite suppressant. I know not everyone can be on this medication, but for me it has been a godsend. My binging has stopped completely and I'm no longer hungry all the time. My doctor is aware of my weight loss and we both think this med is a great fit for me.

That's not to say the medication is a cure all. I still have been making conscious efforts to choose healthier, more filling food options and drinking plenty of water. I've been really liking protein bars, eggs, vegetables, and greek yogurt.

I also find that eating around the same times every day helps, my body's hunger cues seem to get used the routine and I'm not lefting craving snacks in-between. I also let myself indulge on occasion as long as it fits into my daily calories. I think I'd get pretty depressed if I could never have a treat again!

Anyways, I just wanted to share my progress and hopefully encourage others who are struggling to get that first 10 lbs down. I did have a plateau for a while and I know how frustrating that can be, but it's so worth it to ride it out. I hope everyone is doing well on their weight loss journey!

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New maintenance calorie level struggle

Hey folks,

I’m 25F 5’8” and began my weight loss journey at 171 lbs. I used the TDEE calculator and chose sedentary for my activity level as I work a desk job & rarely, if ever, exercise.

I was eating 1,400 calories per day for about 2 months and was shedding 1 -1.2 lbs per week (some variance around my cycle) but overall very consistent. I have since reached 154 (down 17 lbs) and have noticed major plateau in the last 3 weeks. Scale wasn’t budging and I have no reason to believe I’ve put on any muscle.

Went to calculate my new maintenance calories in TDEE at my new weight and got 1,785. Feeling discouraged because to keep my 1 lb per week I’d have to eat 1,285 per day which just doesn’t seem sustainable / nearly enough IMO.

Wondering if anyone else has gone through this and how they dealt with it? I figure reducing my deficit to only 200-300 calories per day might be my best option along with incorporating more exercise but feel like I may become discouraged when I’m only losing a fraction of a pound per week.

Any advice? Much appreciated!

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